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2009-04-08 Arabia

Kuwaiti officers refuse to salute female superiors

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Posted by 2009-04-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The military hand salute is a western colonial servile invention which clearly has racist overtones and origins. As equals, it is best the practice be done away with entirely. A simple wink or nod should suffice. [snark off]

Posted by Besoeker 2009-04-08 08:26|| 2009-04-08 08:26|| Front Page Top

#2 "Maybe a few days in the cooler and a hefty fine will improve your manners."

Posted by mojo 2009-04-08 10:48|| 2009-04-08 10:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I prefer the Darth Vader approach to military courtesy: just crush their tracheas ...

Posted by Steve White 2009-04-08 13:06|| 2009-04-08 13:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Kuwait has women in the military?
Sounds like that's going over as big as I thought it would when I heard it...

Posted by tu3031 2009-04-08 13:13|| 2009-04-08 13:13|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm surprised that Obama's clique haven't publicly considered imposing "Order #1", that was used by the democratic Russian Menshavik Duma, that abolished the rank structure in the military, as well as saluting, and required that all military decisions be made by vote.

In the middle of a war.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-04-08 17:33|| 2009-04-08 17:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Good Gawd. Make them take out their own trash and make them pick up cigarette butts for a few hours. They'll remember to render a salute after that business.

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-04-08 20:18|| 2009-04-08 20:18|| Front Page Top

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